Good Tip!: Uses for citrus peels

Wednesday

May 24, 2017 at 2:01 AM

You love fresh citrus but tossing those rinds seems so wasteful. SpendWithPennies.com offers a few ways to put them to good use:-- Zest a lemon, dry it (Google how) and mix it with pepper for lemon pepper seasoning.-- Mix 2–3 tablespoons of grated lemon zest into about a cup of olive oil and let marinate for two weeks or so. Shake every so often. At the end of the two weeks, strain out the zest for lemon-infused olive oil.-- Let some citrus peels steep in your tea.-- Throw lemon rinds or orange peels in vinegar and let the citrusy scent infuse it.-- Citrus peels will deodorize a garbage disposal.-- If you have ants or other pests coming in through door frames, windows or other cracks, place citrus peels in their path and they will run in the other direction.